Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Federal Bar Association Civics Essay Contest!

First Place
Faith Kim, Shawnee High School
Medford, NJ

Second Place
Toby Shu, Cherry Creek High School
Englewood, CO

Third Place
Alana Karam, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, FL

Thank you to all who entered. We encourage all those eligible to enter the 2025 contest! The prompt will be announced later this year.


About the Annual FBA Essay Contest

Each year, the Federal Bar Association invites high school students to address current topics in civics. Scholarships are awarded for first, second, and third place in grades 9-12. (The contest has included a middle school component in the past but not in 2024.)

High school students enrolled in public, private, parochial and charter schools and home-schooled students of equivalent grade status in the United States and its Territories are eligible to enter the contest. High school students are those in grades 9-12.

Students are provided a detailed prompt with summaries of applicable court cases to consider. The maximum essay length is 1,000 words.

Email civics@fedbar.org with questions.

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